Stadden Takes Third Place In 200-Yard Backstroke
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Isabelle Stadden finished in third place in the 200-yard backstroke.

Stadden Takes Third Place In 200-Yard Backstroke

Bears Wrap Up 2023 NCAA Championships In 11th Place

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Junior Isabelle Stadden recorded the fourth top-5 finish of her career at the NCAA Championships on Saturday night, taking third place in the 200-yard backstroke as the Cal women's swimming & diving team finished in 11th place in the team standings.

Stadden completed the race in 1:49.38, just ten one-hundredths of a second out of second place in an ultra-competitive final. Stadden also finished third in the event as a freshman in 2021 while placing fourth last season.

Earlier in the meet, Stadden took sixth in the 100 backstroke, marking her third top-10 finish in the event during her career.

Senior Rachel Klinker qualified for the B-final in the 200 butterfly and placed 11th for the Golden Bears.

Cal's 400 freestyle relay team of Emma Davidson, Ayla Spitz, McKenna Stone and Stadden took 12th with a time of 3:14.02, moving up two spots from their seed in the process.

Overall during the 2023 NCAA Championships, the Bears recorded four top-10 finishes and two top-5 results.

The meet wrapped up a successful season for the Bears, who also placed third at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships and were ranked No. 13 in the final CSCAA poll of the regular season. Cal recorded three conference titles at the Pac-12 Championships, with sophomore Leah Polonsky winning the 200 and 400 individual medleys and the Bears' 200 medley relay team also taking the crown.
 
 
 
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